There are reports of people stranded in their cars overnight in Dublin.

They're advised to stay inside their vehicles with the engine turned on for heat and wait for help.

Around 24,000 homes across the country are without electricity, the bulk of them in Dublin.

The ESB says it may be this evening before power is restored.

The largest fault occurred at Ringsend station in Dublin at 1.30am. The station is one of the bulk electricity supply points for the East and South of Dublin City resulting in electricity being lost to 90,000 homes and businesses in parts of Dublin ranging from the City Centre, Ringsend, to Dundrum. Supply has been restored to almost all of those affected by this fault.